FG To Ensure 30m Homes Access Digital Television

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the Federal Government is working to ensure that 30million homes in the country have access to digital television.
Mohamed stated this, yesterday in Abuja, when he featured on the News interview programme.
According to the minister, the government is doing everything possible to ensure that there is a successful Digital Switch Over (DSO) and analogue switch off in the country.
“We will ensure that 24million to 30million homes in Nigeria have access to digital television and we are on the right path.
“For DSO to be meaningful, those who are investing money in the project must be assured that they will be able to recoup their investment, otherwise they will run away.
“I am talking about serious investment because the white paper makes provision for two signal distributors, approved 13 Set-Top Box manufacturers and two middleware engineering company and a satellite company,” he said.
The minister recalled that the DSO, in its first phase, was rolled out in the five states of Plateau, Kaduna, Enugu, Kwara, Osun, as well as the Federal Capital Territory.
He said with the approval of N9.4billion by the Federal Executive Council and the inauguration of a 14-member committee to drive the process, the stage is set for the rollout in the remaining 31 states.
The minister said with the completion of the DSO process, people can watch up to 60 channels with clear signals and quality pictures in their homes.
“It means that when the DSO is completed you can sit in your room and watch drama, children play, comedies, cartoons with better programming, more diversity, sharper pictures and better audio.